Serving with Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole until 5 April 1963
Prime Minister
See list
Mulinu’u II Lealofi IV Tupuola Efi Va'ai Kolone Tofilau Eti Alesana Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Preceded by
Office Established (Jack Wright as High Commissioner)
Succeeded by
Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
Malietoa
Tenure 7 January 1940 – 11 May 2007
Preceded by
Malietoa Tanumafili I
Succeeded by
Malietoa Faamausili Molī
Personal details
Born
(1913-01-04)4 January 1913 German Samoa
Died
11 May 2007(2007-05-11) (aged 94) Apia, Samoa
Resting place
Mulinu'u
Spouse(s)
Le Afioga i le Masiofo, Lili Tunu
Children
11 (including Papalii Laupepa)
Parent(s)
Malietoa Tanumafili I and Momoe Lupeuluiva Meleisea
Malietoa Tanumafili IIGCMG CBE (4 January 1913 – 11 May 2007), addressed Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, was the Malietoa, the title of one of Samoa's four paramount chiefs,[1] and the head of state, or O le Ao o le Malo, a position that he held for life, of Samoa from 1962 to 2007. He was co-head of state in 1962 with the tama-a-'aiga Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole and became the sole head of state on 15 April 1963 upon the death of his co-regent.[2] At the time of his death, he was the oldest national leader in the world, and was also the last incumbent president-for-life in the world. His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II was also the first head of state to be a follower of the Bahá’í Faith.[3]
The Malietoa is one of the four tama-a-'aiga (maximal lineage) titles of Samoa, alongside Tupua Tamasese, Mata-afa and Tuimalealiifano.[4]
Following an extended period deliberation, the Malietoa title passed to his eldest son, Malietoa Fa’amausili Molī.
^"Malietoa Tanumafili II (Obituary)". The Economist. The Economist print edition. 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
^Western Samoa Products and English, Samoan Languages Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^"Funeral and memorial service planned for Samoan head of state | BWNS". Bahá’í World News Service. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^Western Samoa. Land and Titles Court. (1949–1990). Documents relating to Tamaʻaiga titles disputes, Tuimalealiʻifano title. OCLC 39644002.
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